LemonJello

That's some serious skills on display there. Nicely done.

Looking pretty darn good! What scale is that one? Where are you hanging the guns & rockets?

When's the kit coming out? I need to add one of these to the USMC build pile.

This is a nice build, that's for sure. It's always cool to see an airframe loaded to the hilt with weapons, and you've done a great job on this build. Thanks for sharing it with us.

I've got time...please someone, get Jon started! Oh, pass the popcorn, too. Anybody need a beer?

I'd say that someone needs to commence with Operation: Golden Flow and pee in the cup for testing purposes. I don't care how rare/hard to find a kit is, $300 can buy you a lot of plastic, resin and PE!

And here, I've been staring at the pic of Jessica Biel, trying to see the "rivet detail"... I liked the rotary launchers these birds had installed. Pretty cool.

She's a beauty! Great work.

Paint. Now I can get my AV-22 finished. (Hopefully)

I think that one's going to see some serious business around these parts...

Well I just learned something today. Guess I can leave the office and spend the day at my bench. Thanks Cobrahistorian!

I'd love to add my pics, but I don't have any, and the model is in storage somewhere at my parent's home. I had hung it from the ceiling since it is a monster. I'd like to take another crack at this one sometime. Good luck with your build.

Shenanigans!?!

Well, you're quite the optimist. That's a lifetime project at the rate that I build! It is a great idea. Hope to see it posted here as you progress.

I wonder where they're going with such a light load? Now, if you had 2 -53E's with M198's sling-loaded and being refueled...oh, who am I kidding? That pic would be a really cool dio, with just one -53! Good Luck!

Well, no update photos, though I hope to have some posted later this weekend. But I was daydreaming when an idea for some nose art hit me. I'm naming this beast "BOHICA". That's right: Bend Over, Here It Comes Again. That was a phrase we used to use just about every time there was a change to "the plan" for whatever exercise we were doing. Because we knew to brace for impact. Our company took to calling ourselves "the Last of the Bohicans" it happened so much. Now I need to find some suitably inappropriate pin-up art of the female form and figure out how to make some decals.

Anyone have some good shots of the wingfolds on either plane? I'm wanting to use them to engineer wing folds for another USMC A-10 that I'm planning on building with wingfolds, tailhook and other mods so it could operate off a carrier. Whoops, Guess this should be in the props section, but I figure if the wing folds will eventually go on an A-10, it's all good.

Typo? Bummer. Someone needs to pop a 1/48 plastic kit of the Jolly.

I was just about to google X-49. You can't even see where they used rigger's tape to hold it all together in those pics! Is that the answer to "What happens when a Cessna and a Blackhawk have a one night stand?" Cheyennes escorting Ospreys into the LZ would be mind-blowing.

Well, I for one hope its a decent kit. If it isn't, well, then the AM companies can make up for some of the bigger shortcomings and evergreen stock can help with the rest. I'd just like to have a Jolly to go next to my Skyraider.

I was just doing random searches on Greatmodels and came across a listing for an HH-3E in 1/48. It's a Lindberg kit, so I have absolutely no idea on shortcomings or the like. It has an expected release date of 1st Quarter 2008 according to GM's site. Who knows if we'll see it then or not, but at least its something, right?

I don't know about the lump sum business, but some of the EOD bubbas are looking to make some nice coin for signing on for another hitch. Heck I'm looking at about 20 grand (before Uncle takes his cut) when I raise my hand and take the oath for another four in the Corps! I REALLY do wish we could take the MC out of NMCI!

I read that it was an engine fire and that there is an investigation to find the cause. Does Class A mean the whole airframe is a write-off? I thought it meant at least $1 million in damages. This one doesn't sound as bad as the one that decided to fly without a crew during an engine check at New River. It's barely begun active service and already some are calling for it to go the boneyard? That's a great use of taxpayer dollars...No other airframe has had problems during its development? Really? I think the bigger waste of money is the albatross that is NMCI. Fortunately that can't kil

I'd be happy to see: 1/48 UH-1Y 1/48 AH-1Z Really, just about any helo in 1/48 would get at least some interest from me.

Yeah, its not my fault the monitor changed my orders from Cherry Point to Quantico. Why do I get excluded from the country I'm defending based on where I live? You need to tighten that radius to one (or two) particular and unique buildings that house the highest per capita production of hot air and paperwork that does almost nothing in the world.